Brahim Mazian1,2, Stéphane Cariou1, Mathilde Chaignaud3, Jean-Louis Fanlo1,3, Marie-Laure Fauconnier4, Anne Bergeret2, Luc Malhautier5. 1. Laboratoire du Génie de l'Environnement Industriel des Mines d'Alès, IMT Mines Alès, Université de Montpellier, 6 Avenue de Clavières, 30319, Alès Cedex, France. 2. Centre des Matériaux des Mines d'Alès, IMT Mines Alès, Université de Montpellier, 6 Avenue de Clavières, 30319, Alès Cedex, France. 3. Olentica sas, 14 Boulevard Charles Peguy, 30100, Alès, France. 4. Laboratoire de Chimie des Molécules Naturelles, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, e, Université de Liège, 2 Passage des Déportés, 5030, Gembloux, Belgium. 5. Laboratoire du Génie de l'Environnement Industriel des Mines d'Alès, IMT Mines Alès, Université de Montpellier, 6 Avenue de Clavières, 30319, Alès Cedex, France. Luc.malhautier@mines-ales.fr.
Abstract
MAIN CONCLUSION: New non-destructive approach to evaluate the retting process was investigated. Increase of retting duration led to a decrease of VOCs emitted by plants and change of color and plant odor. The variation of VOCs and odor could be used as indicators for the degree of retting. In the hemp industry, retting is an upstream bioprocessing applied to the plants to facilitate the decortication of fibres from the central woody part of the stem. This treatment is currently carried out in an empirical way on the ground which leads to variability in the hemp stems quality, and thus to the hemp fibres quality. Therefore, controlling retting treatment is a crucial step for high-performance hemp fibre. In this study, a new approach is used to assess the retting degree by following the evolution of VOCs emitted by plants during different retting durations. Either harvest time or retting induces a change in VOCs released by plants. During plant maturity, volatile compounds emitted decreased with a factor of about 2, in relation to VOCs released at the end of flowering. Regardless of the harvest period, the majority of VOCs and odor concentrations, monitored by olfactometric analysis, decrease gradually until some of them disappear at the end of retting. Likewise, the green plant odor disappears during retting with an increase of dry plants odor and an appearance of fermented odor at the end of retting. Following the evolution of VOCs emitted by plants during retting could be a tool for farmers to improve the retting management.
MAIN CONCLUSION: New non-destructive approach to evaluate the retting process was investigated. Increase of retting duration led to a decrease of VOCs emitted by plants and change of color and plant odor. The variation of VOCs and odor could be used as indicators for the degree of retting. In the hemp industry, retting is an upstream bioprocessing applied to the plants to facilitate the decortication of fibres from the central woody part of the stem. This treatment is currently carried out in an empirical way on the ground which leads to variability in the hemp stems quality, and thus to the hemp fibres quality. Therefore, controlling retting treatment is a crucial step for high-performance hemp fibre. In this study, a new approach is used to assess the retting degree by following the evolution of VOCs emitted by plants during different retting durations. Either harvest time or retting induces a change in VOCs released by plants. During plant maturity, volatile compounds emitted decreased with a factor of about 2, in relation to VOCs released at the end of flowering. Regardless of the harvest period, the majority of VOCs and odor concentrations, monitored by olfactometric analysis, decrease gradually until some of them disappear at the end of retting. Likewise, the green plant odor disappears during retting with an increase of dry plants odor and an appearance of fermented odor at the end of retting. Following the evolution of VOCs emitted by plants during retting could be a tool for farmers to improve the retting management.
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Keywords:
Field retting; Growth stage; Hemp fibres; Odor; VOCs
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